I recently came across a neat backup synchronization tool provided free by Microsoft as part of their PowerTools set of utilities for Windows XP.
For those not aware of Microsoft's PowerTools, I invite you to check out Microsoft Power Toys For Windows XP.
After my traumatic episode during the summer in which I lost my main system drives and discovered I had missed backup up some critical folders, I probably overreacted, but I ended up with redundant network (NAS) drives using RAID hardware mirroring. I also have high end backup software to regularly schedule backups without my intervention and to spread the backups over several backup devices. .
However, there are still times when I just needed to keep a duplicate folder to which I could more frequently, but irregularly copy important folders that I was updated through the day, so if something happened where I lost or mistakenly changed data in between regularly scheduled backups, I could access the "immediate" backup folder that would also have deleted/lost files.
SyncToy is my solution. It allows you to create "Folder Pairs", whereby you designate the "From" and the "To" data folders anywhere on you computer or network. You can create as many Folder Pairs as desired, which automatically included all sub-folders (you can select sub-folders if necessary). After identifying a Folder Pair, you also have to specify one of 5 types of actions to be carried out between the two sets of folders:
- Synchronize: New and updated files are copied both ways. Renames and deletes on either side are repeated on the other.
- Echo: New and updated files are copied left to right. Renames and deletes on the left are repeated on the right.
- Subscribe: Updated files on the right are copied to the left if the file name already exists on the left.
- Contribute: New and updated files are copied left to right. Renames on the left are repeated on the right. No deletions.
- Combine: New and updated files are copied both ways. Nothing happens to renamed and deleted files.
For my purpose, I usually select the "Contribute" action, since I do not want to loose files I deleted. I then "save" the Folder Pair and it's ready to be executed (run).
I have defined many Folder Pairs. I am then able to select a Folder Pair and run the synchronization of the designated data areas based on how I defined the Folder Pair. I also have the option of running more than one Folder Pair at a time.
While it SyncToy does not allow you to schedule the running of Folder Pairs, it does tell you how you can use Window XP's or Vista's System Task Scheduler to set up a system schedule.
The response of SyncToy is fairly good and it serves a need if you have specific folders for which you need to maintain an easily accessible backup. And you can't beat the price!
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I had always wondered what it would be like to jump out of an airplane with just a parachute, freefalling part of the way down, then parachuting the rest of the way to the ground. But, to be honest, it was not anywhere near the forefront of my thoughts when my daughter called and asked me if I wanted to skydive with her and some of her friends at school on the weekend. Part of my brain said, "No Way!!!", but the other part realized that this was a great opportunity to try out something I had frequently imagined in the past what it would be like to do and to spend some time with my daughter. It also ended up including my son who decided to drive up from college to join us.
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No matter what you see or are told about jumping, the adrenaline rush and the sensation of freefalling at upwards of over a 100 miles an hour is a thrill for which words or pictures can't adequately prepare you. And here I was falling toward the clouds below me while I tried my best to carry out the steps I was trained on the ground to follow under direction of my tandem instructor. When I pulled the rip cord and the parachute opened, we were still in the clouds, but the change in velocity was dramatic. Goggles I was wearing were no longer necessary, I did not have the sound of the air roaring past my ears, and I could now wear just my regular glasses without fear of them flying off. 
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